860 cals, wow! Do you have a heart rate monitor to measure the calorie burn? If yes, what kind? I am currently thinking if i really need one or not hence the nosey questions, lol.

I went over my cals today, we were out for the day and had pizza but it was soooo worth it, lol. I knew we were going to be out so i for my work out in, first thing in the morning. Which is a good thing, because i was pooped when we got home. I have been alternating JM's banish fat boost metabolism and no more trouble zones lately for another 15 days or so. I take two days off a week. I could be wrong or just wishful thinking but i *think* my tummy is a tiny bit better, not as jiggly, for lack of a better term at this hour. Hubby says its the same but what does he know, right? lol.

I hope it's okay to check in once a week here, rather than daily.

I had a good week over all. I was within calorie goal most days, although there were 2 days that I didn't record the last couple of things I ate. Yesterday that showed, but this morning the scale dropped back down again. Dang, Chinese food eaten out sure can stick around a gal's midsection, can't it?

I started to use my new Polar FT4 last week and today's weigh in shows that. It also showed me that the calories burned shown on the machines at my gym are very overstated. For an hour's workout, my true calories burned are anywhere from 140 to 160 calories less than shown! Over time that kind of difference really adds up! Now I'm having fun pushing myself to see if I can increase my calories burned just because I can.

Here are my stats:

06/10: 153 lbs
06/17: 154.5 lbs (Father’s Day excesses and another stressful week. Hopefully things calm down from here.)
06/24: 151 lbs (the Polar FT4 is really helping me!)